Shenzhou 1

Shenzhou 1 was the first uncrewed launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft, launched on 19 November, 1999. The spacecraft used was not equipped with a life support system, but did come with an emergency escape system. After orbiting the Earth 14 times, the command for retrofire was sent by the Yuan Wang 3 tracking ship off the coast of Namibia at 18:49 UTC. After a successful reentry it landed about 415 kilometres (258 mi) east of its launch pad and 110 kilometres (68 mi) north-west of Wuhai, Inner Mongolia.

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Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.

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commons	image	Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.	Commons
commons	image	Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.	Commons
commons	image	Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.	Commons
commons	image	Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.	Commons
commons	image	Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.	Commons
commons	image	Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.	Commons
commons	image	Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.	Commons
commons	image	Shenzhou-1 return capsule displayed at China Science and Technology Museum.	Commons

Shenzhou 1

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